Great School Voices sits down with Sam Davis ahead of the November 5th election and his planned departure from the seat of OUSD School Board President. Davis, who decided not to run on November 5th, talks to Keonnis Taylor and Great School Voices about reflections on the challenges and solutions faced by the District, offering his suggestions…
2024 Election
SoBEO Interview with Patrice Berry
SoBEO sits down with District 5 school board candidate Patrice Berry for a discussion around the solutions and problems around the state of Black education in Oakland.
SoBEO Interview with Dr. Clifford Thompson
State of Black Education Oakland (SoBEO), a collective co-founded by our founder Dirk Tillotson, is gathering information from the Oakland public education community about the state of Black education in Oakland through a survey we developed. (We would love to hear from you, please take five minutes to complete it!) With the 2024 election right around the corner,…
Dr. Clifford Thompson: longtime educator running for re-election to Oakland school board
Dr. Clifford (Clif) Thompson first ran for the District 7 school board seat for the Oakland Unified School District in 2020 because he felt the board was not focusing enough on what matters most: student achievement.
District 3 School Board Candidate Dwayne Aikens Jr.
When Dwayne Aikens Jr. looks at the state of Oakland public schools, he does so as an insider who knows what it’s like to attend school here. When he talks about Oakland students, he speaks from experience of being one himself.
That’s why he’s running for the Oakland school board, District 3 position: to use his experience and community connections to benefit students.